Patrick Stewart: Comedy master

Growing up, my father was what you’d call a “Trekkie.” For those of you who aren’t familiar with that term, it means he was in love with the television program Star Trek. And for that reason, I grew up watching a lot of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Now I would never call myself a Trekkie, not that I have a problem with being one, it’s just that I never went very far down that particular rabbit hole. I was definitely a fan of the show though, and especially of the show’s most prominent actor, Patrick Stewart.

Since his days playing Captain Jean-Luc Picard, he has gone on to another famous role as Professor Xavier in the X-Men series. Suffice to say, the man has a lot of nerd cred.

And in my opinion, he deserves some comedy nerd cred too, because the guy can be pretty hilarious, as is clear in the video below.

Check it out and learn from a master thespian the art of the comedic quadruple take.

After watching this, go ahead and treat yourself to clips of the man in Robin Hood: Men in Tights and the show Extras, and then tell me he’s not funny!

_________________________________________________________Bill Nettles performs stand up all over the local area. He’s also a fan of ST:TNG and thinks you’re crazy if you don’t believe it has one of the best series finales in television history. Follow him on twitter @Nettle_itus

Bill Nettles

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